Notes: First: The meaning of the Qur'anic sentence /'alam...

📌Notes: First: The meaning of the Qur'anic sentence /'alam tara/ means as it is translated, but it is probable that the subject of the Arabic verb /'alima/ (to be aware) is Allah, not creatures. In this case the translation of the verse will be in this way: "...

Of each He knows verily the worship and the praise; ..." Second: Many times the Qur'an has explicitly stated the praise, prayer, and prostration of creatures, and sometimes has said: "...but you do not understand their glorification;..."[^1] It is understood from these verses that knowledge and intelligence is not limited to men.

Though some consider the glorification of the creatures of existence as genetic glorification and nonverbal language of creation,the apparent of the verses does not say this. Third: in this noble verse, man is indirectly warned by Allah: 1) creatures of heavens and earth and birds are praising Allah, why is man neglectful of it? 2) Creatures' praise is done consciously, why does not man have presence of heart?

3.Birds glorify Allah and are praying when they are flying, but some men bombard others when they are in airplane and are in negligence and unawareness. Forth: A tradition indicates that when Imam Sadiq (a.s.) heard the sound of a sparrow, he said: "This bird is busy praising and praying."[^2] Fifth: Why does the above verse put emphasis on only the praise of birds, while their wings are extended at the time of flying, and does not mention other creatures?

The answer is that in addition to a lot of variety that birds have, they enjoy characteristics that attract every wise man. These heavy things fly fast in the air and break the force of gravity, especially when their wings are extended fully and they do not move them and they ride waves of air. They go everywhere and turn every side without causing themselves any difficulty.

Their knowledge of anemometry issues, their profound knowing of geographical position of the earth at the time of traveling and migrating from a continent to another continent and even from the north polar areas to the south polar parts, [^1] Sura Isra', No. 17, verse 44 [^2] The Commentary Fakhr-i-Razi and Ruh ul-Bayan and a strange system that guides them in this long journey, even when the sky is cloudy, are of surprising issues and of the obvious reasons of monotheism.

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